On a recent episode of “Harp on Sports” via Sports Radio 930, Dave Widell, a former offensive lineman of the Jacksonville Jaguars from 1995-97, joined host Seth Harp to discuss Dante Fowler Jr.’s alleged simple battery incident from last week.

I think Tom Coughlin is in a corner right now. He has come out to tell Shad Khan that he’s going to change the culture. He said he was going to do that in the locker room and we know for sure because we did the story on A-Rob [Allen Robinson] and Jalen Ramsey, who changed their tune on social media overnight after a meeting with him. Tom Coughlin has to [along with Doug Marrone] discipline Dante Fowler. They cannot allow this slide as a Gus Bradley led regime may have. Now, I don’t know what they’re going to do, but if they don’t respond to this — I think the fan base and even as high as ownership is going to question why Coughlin is here at all.

When looking at these statements, I don’t think fans would disagree that some sort of action should be taken. That said, due to the collective bargaining agreement, the power to suspend Fowler is out of Coughlin’s hands — in fact, it’s more so in the league’s hands.

An incident that may serve as precedent is that of Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones. He recently received a one-game suspension from the league after a physical altercation at a bar with a security guard. Afterward, Jones continued to be aggressive by resisting arrest. Per Katherine Terrell of ESPN, Jones pleaded guilty to one (obstructing police business) of three misdemeanor charges.

It’s worth noting that Jones’ suspension came after his court ruling, which may be a while away for Fowler. On top of that, Jones has had several incidents that have resulted in arrest, so the league may be more lenient with Fowler. If anything comes of Fowler’s arrest, it may not be what some are hoping for and could come at the price of one game at the most, or a fine at the least.

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